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shrivelled up

shrivelled up is the simple past and past participle of shrivel up.

Meaning of shrivel up

Verb

shrivel up (third-person singular simple present shrivels up, present participle (US) shriveling up or (UK) shrivelling up, simple past and past participle (US) shriveled up or (UK) shrivelled up)

  1. To become completely shriveled; to completely dry up and become wrinkled.
    • "Look! - look! - look! she's shrivelling up! she's turning into a monkey!" and down he fell upon the ground, foaming and gnashing in a fit.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC

Questions about shrivelled up

What is shrivelled up the simple past and past participle of?
Shrivelled up is the simple past and past participle of shrivel up.

Words near shrivelled up in the dictionary

  1. shrivelers
  2. shriveling
  3. shriveling up
  4. shrivelings
  5. shrivelled
  6. shrivelled up
  7. shriveller
  8. shrivellers
  9. shrivelleth
  10. shrivelling
  11. shrivelling up

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